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Hedgie’s Visit April 11

Posted on April 7, 2013 by jtodesca

hedgehog

Thursday, April 11   4-4:45

Grades K and older (registration required)

Hedgie the Hedgehog will be visiting the Children’s Room!  Hedgie will help us to learn about hedgehogs in the wild, the care of hedgehogs as pets, and allow us to draw and read stories about Hedgie and his friends.

 

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World’s Best Travel Tips, with Debbi Kickham

Posted on April 7, 2013 by dphillips

Thursday, April 11th @ 7:00 p.m.

TravelWestwood author Debbi Kickham will return to the library to talk about her latest book, “The Globetrotter’s Get-Gorgeous Guide,” containing diet and beauty secrets of travel and beauty pros, traveling executives, and celebrity travelers. Ms. Kickham calls it “the world’s first beauty book for traveling women, on the job and off.” Free samples will be given out.

Sign up for this free event at the library Reference or Information Desk or call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222.  One lucky person will win a door prize of MyChelle Dermaceuticals worth $130. Copies of Ms. Kickham’s book will be available for purchase after the program for the discounted price of $20.

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Clutter Control: 10 Reasons Why We Have So Much Stuff!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by dphillips

Tuesday, April 16th, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

clutterDavid Downs will tell us why we tend to accumulate so much stuff and what we can do about it, while making us laugh at the same time. Sign up at the library Reference or Information Desk or call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222.

This event is funded by the Friends of the Library.

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Making Poems into Stories on a Snowy Day

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Morrill Memorial Library

The Snowy DaySaturday, March 2 from 10-12 noon

We have some exciting news at the Morrill Memorial Library. We have received a grant from the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation to present an INTERGENERATIONAL program in honor of the legendary children’s author. Poetry and children’s stories have weaved a long history together. Making Poems into Stories on a Snowy Day will take place Saturday, March 2nd from 10-12 noon. With the help of beloved author/illustrator Nancy Poydar (First Day Hooray, Zip, Zip Homework, and Fish School) and author Nancy Tupper Ling (My Sister, Alicia May, Character, and Coming Unfrozen), participants will create a storyboard from a poem.

Each participant should bring a poem that is 16 lines or longer. The poem may be the participant’s own creation or that of a favorite author. The poem should be a narrative one—a poem that tells a story. We will read picture books by Ezra Jack Keats and other authors to discover how poems and picture books relate. Participants will learn about line breaks and where words fall best on the page. Then we will map out our poem-story onto a story board. Finally, we will transfer our stories into hardcover blank books, adding illustrations to enhance the story. As Ezra Jack Keats knew well, in the silence of a snowy day, creations come alive.

To sign up, please contact the Information or Reference Desk at the library, 781-769-0200, x110 or x222.

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